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An air carrier medium large transport crew had an engine failure. They landed successfully at their departure point.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 224340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 224340 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 224577 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Normal takeoff, climb, and level-off at FL280. Flight bos-pit. Right low oil pressure light illuminated, oil quantity indicated '0.' emergency declared and clearance requested to bos. Normal engine shutdown performed, all checklists and procedures completed. Uneventful single engine approach and landing at bos. Bos selected for best runway options. Emergency equipment, and well within maximum glide distance. Supplemental information from acn 224577: we declared an emergency with ATC and asked for direct bos. We requested ground vehicles for assistance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG CREW HAD AN ENG FAILURE. THEY LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AT THEIR DEP POINT.
Narrative: NORMAL TKOF, CLB, AND LEVEL-OFF AT FL280. FLT BOS-PIT. R LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, OIL QUANTITY INDICATED '0.' EMER DECLARED AND CLRNC REQUESTED TO BOS. NORMAL ENG SHUTDOWN PERFORMED, ALL CHKLISTS AND PROCS COMPLETED. UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG AT BOS. BOS SELECTED FOR BEST RWY OPTIONS. EMER EQUIP, AND WELL WITHIN MAX GLIDE DISTANCE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 224577: WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND ASKED FOR DIRECT BOS. WE REQUESTED GND VEHICLES FOR ASSISTANCE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.